At 01:15 in the morning of July 26th, St. Leonard and surrounding companies were alerted for smoke in a residence. Engine 72 (Sgt Ring), Tanker 7 (SO DeVries), A79 (Rogers), Captain 7 (Eckstein) and Chief 7A (Richman) responded.

Captain 7 arrived on location and reported smoke showing from all sides. E72 arrived and stretched a 400' line and entered the basement through side C where they extinguished a small amount of fire. The crew then advanced the line up the stairs to attack the bulk of the fire. Crews operated for 3 hours.

Chief 7A held the command.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.